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Victory is Frankenstein
Aug. 20th, 2009 01:23 amWhen I went to visit ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
dj_warhammer, I accidentally left my Centro wall charger behind. She's moved twice since then, and the next time it will be seen will be as she throws it into my grave.
I bought one of those "lets you plug a USB device into the wall" things for $20.00.
It didn't work with the Centro. I took it back.
I got a replacement charger from China on Ebay for $4.00 INCLUDING SHIPPING! Shortly after I got it, the middle of the plastic plug broke off, leaving me with three completely uninsulated metal tabs that could be caused to short circuit with a light squeeze. Worse yet, although it *did* still charge the phone if the proper tolerant-to-less-than-one-half-degree angle and precisely zero pressure in any direction could be achieved, it was actually physically possible to disconnect it from the phone by *sneezing*.
I'm not kidding. I've done it.
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dj_warhammer, I accidentally left my Centro wall charger behind. She's moved twice since then, and the next time it will be seen will be as she throws it into my grave.I bought one of those "lets you plug a USB device into the wall" things for $20.00.
It didn't work with the Centro. I took it back.
I got a replacement charger from China on Ebay for $4.00 INCLUDING SHIPPING! Shortly after I got it, the middle of the plastic plug broke off, leaving me with three completely uninsulated metal tabs that could be caused to short circuit with a light squeeze. Worse yet, although it *did* still charge the phone if the proper tolerant-to-less-than-one-half-degree angle and precisely zero pressure in any direction could be achieved, it was actually physically possible to disconnect it from the phone by *sneezing*.
I'm not kidding. I've done it.
( Read more... )
